Memorandum
Date: June 10, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Glen March, Public Works Director
Alicia Ayala, Deputy Public Works Director-Administration
Subject: Consideration of a Resolution Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal year 2025-2026 Funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 and Short-Term pavement Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Plan
Executive Summary:
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1) provides funding for deferred maintenance on local street and road systems. The Department of Public Works (DPW) anticipates receiving funds in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in the amount of $3,757,495.00.
Pursuant to California Streets and Highway Code Section 2034, the County of Lake (County) is required to submit a list of projects to be funded to the California Transportation Commission before receiving funds under the program.
10-Year Pavement Rehabilitation Plan
On May 23, 2023, the Board of Supervisor approved the adoption of the 2022 County Pavement Management Plan Update (PMP) and the 10-Year Pavement Rehabilitation Plan (Plan). The implementation of the Plan requires approximately $10 million annually, which the County has not secured. The County is unable to implement the current Plan due to the funding shortfall. The County, working with Lake Area Planning, intends to publish an updated Pavement Management Plan in 2028.
Short-Term Pavement Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Work Plan
Because the County is unable to implement the Plan, the Board of Supervisors directed the Public Works Director to prepare a short-term pavement rehabilitation and infrastructure work plan (Short-Term Plan).
This Short-Term Plan focuses on projects that use SB1 funds for design and/or construction. DPW intends to seek grants for many projects shown on the SB1 Project List.
A significant number of grant-funded projects are currently being designed, which are not included in this Short-Term Plan. All projects will be shown in the forthcoming Capital Improvement Plan.
Except for the Lake County Bridges - Replacements and Repairs Projects, the SB1 projects were chosen from the Plan. Most projects in the Short-Term Plan have significantly smaller scopes of work compared to the projects in the Plan due to funding shortfalls.
The short-term work plan addresses the following items:
1. Pavement Rehabilitation of the County’s Minor Arterial Roads, the County’s busiest roads.
2. Pavement Rehabilitation of roads in communities with roads having the lowest pavement condition index (PCI).
3. Replacement and repair of bridges with significant deficiencies.
SB1 funds are often thought of as pavement rehabilitation funds; however, the County must utilize SB1 funds for bridges. DPW anticipates using SB1 funds for (1) all work on short span bridges (span length < 20 feet) and regular maintenance on long span bridges (span length > 20 feet) because few grants are available for this bridge work. Grants are available for the replacement and major rehabilitation of long-span bridges.
Minor Arterial Road Projects
Rehabilitating the two minor arterial roads in the County has regional significance as the roads connect state routes. DPW working with Lake APC will include the projects in the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan Update to increase the likelihood of securing grant funds.
The Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Pavement Rehabilitation Project will rehabilitate 1 mile of the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff from the Rodman Slough Bridge to State Route 20. The PCI of that section of the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff is 12. The project budget is $1.2 million. The project is currently under design. The project will be “shovel-ready” in the fall of 2025. DPW will seek a grant to fund all or a portion of construction. The Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Pavement Rehabilitation Project was shown in Year 1 of the Plan.
The Bottle Rock Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project will rehabilitate 10 miles of Bottle Rock Road from State Route 29 to State Route 175. The average PCI for Bottle Rock Road is 46 (ranging from 30 to 67). The project budget is $12 million. DPW anticipates the project will be constructed in multiple phases. DPW intends to request that the Board of Supervisor approve a contract amendment for designing the priority segment(s) in the Winter 2025-2026 so phase 1 of the project is shovel ready. DPW will seek grants to fund all or a portion of design and construction. The project will likely be phased due to availability of grant funds. The Bottle Rock Road Rehabilitation project is shown in Year 2 of the Plan.
Community Roads Projects
To determine the pavement rehabilitation phasing of community roads, DPW staff calculated the PCIs for 10 communities using the PCIs shown in the PMP. Staff calculated the following PCIs.
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This list is subject to change and will be updated/modified to reflect recent chip seal work performed by the County’s Road Division. No chip seal work has been performed in Nice or Lucerne since the publication of the PMP.
DPW intends to address roads in communities with roads having the lowest average PCI first. Addressing the roads with the lowest PCIs will likely raise the County’s overall PCI average faster than other alternatives, which is consistent with the goals of the Plan.
The Nice Roads Pavement Rehabilitation Project will rehabilitate 4.4 miles of roads in the town of Nice. The average PCI for selected roads is 20 (ranging from 4 to 31). The project budget is $5 million. DPW intends to request that the Board of Supervisor approve a contract amendment for design of the project. DPW believes the project is an excellent candidate to receive grants funds and will seek grants for construction. Rehabilitation of roads in Nice is shown in Year 5 of the Plan.
The Lucerne Roads Safety Improvements and Pavement Rehabilitation Project will rehabilitate approximately 4 miles of roads in the town of Lucerne. The project will focus on 3.4 miles of roads from 1st Avenue through 17th Avenue between State Route 20 and Country Club Drive. The average PCI for those roads is 16 (ranging from 4 to 23). Safety improvements are intended to reduce traffic accidents along State Route 20 and Country Club Drive. Because Caltrans’ Lucerne Complete Street is currently in the planning phase, DPW would like to prepare a conceptual plan that incorporates public input as soon as practical so Caltrans may incorporate the County’s future improvements into the Lucerne Complete Streets Project. As part of the development of the conceptual plan, DPW intends to prepare and present at least two conceptual plans to the public for input. DPW believes the project is an excellent candidate to receive grant funds and will seek grants for planning, design, and/or construction. Rehabilitation of roads in Lucerne is shown in Year 10 of the Plan.
Lake County Bridges - Replacement and Repair Projects
The County maintains approximately 120 bridges (80 long-span bridges (span length > 20 feet) and 40 short-span bridges (span length < 20 feet). Staff are currently developing a comprehensive Bridge Capital Improvement and Maintenance Plan that addresses repair and replacement work to be performed by Contractors and Road Division Staff.
DPW will prioritize repairing or replacing: (1) existing bridges with temporary bailey bridges; (2) existing bridges that are closed; and (3) bridges that are excellent candidates for grant funding.
The existing bridges with temporary bailey bridges are: 14C-0202 Thompson Creek Bridge (Highland Springs Road) and 14C-0204 Hill Creek Bridge (Merrit Road). The existing bridges that are out of service bridges are: 14C-0205 Hill Creek Bridge (Holdenried Drive) and 14C-0227 Morrison Creek Bridge (Foothill Road).
DPW intends to request that the Board of Supervisors approve a contract for the design of the repair and/or replacement of bridges in the Fall 2025.
Grant funds are available for the replacement and major rehabilitation of long-span bridges. SB1 funds may be utilized for the maintenance of long-span bridges and all work on short-span bridges.
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Recommended Action:
The Public Works Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt the resolution adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.